Panama Canal 1903–1914 (1 Jan 1903 Jahr – 1 Jan 1914 Jahr)

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The canal is 48 miles long. It took 10 years to build. The canal allowed ships to travel between two oceans more safely and in half the time. In 1999 Panamanian government took control of the canal. Building the canal was not an easy thing about 5,609 died of diseases and accidents during the U.S. construction period. About 4,500 of the deaths were West Indian workers. Only 350 white Americans died.

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